27, September
Even though the clouds are threatening, we venture into the hotel breakfast room and begin to learn the intricacies of the "Breakfast Fascist - La Duca". Her breakfast room, while orderly, do not move the table top garbage can or take the bowl reserved for spoon to put cereal in....things must be done the way things must be done. And then, Sheila asks for chocolate in her coffee....both in the same cup? How can that be done?! *sigh* I will just make them separate and you will do what you must do. After our breakfast training we are off to the Doges Palace for a "secret tour". We are swept in ahead of the rest of the queue and enjoy a delightful tour behind the scenes of the Doges Palace, including a walk across the Bridge of Sighs....one can only guess that they must have asked for chocolate in the same cup with their coffee. When we re-emerge from the tour, the rains have begun and St. Marks has begun to flood. That's ok because those crafty Venetians have put out the famous walkways and after passing two men in rubber boots, we hop on the one right outside the palace. But wait, this walk way just ends. Apparently, the two men we saw in rubber boots were professional walkway installers...on a caffe break. We retrace our steps, now moving against the tide of people who will soon discover this bridge leads to nowhere. Our mistake, we‘ll do better next time. We weave our way around the back side of the piazza and finally reach the point where we must once again hop on the walkway and trudge towards our intended destination. We pass many smiling Venetians and are feeling confident that we have really mastered Aqua Alta , when, yes, the walk way ends...not the water, just the walkway. Eventually we do make it out of the square and are able to enjoy the rest of our day.
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